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2013 Large Truck and Bus Crash Data Webinar Overview

Apr 28, 2015 | Events

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA’s) Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar for the presentation of data on trucks and buses involved in crashes in 2013 and trends in the data over the past 10 years. The webinar will be presented by Ms. Jenny Guarino of the Analysis Division. This overview presentation will cover the types of trucks and buses involved in crashes and the characteristics and types of crashes and drivers involved.

The webinar will be hosted on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. EST

Audience: Motor Carrier Industry, FMCSA Employees, Highway Safety Community, and the Public.

To register, click on the link below and answer all of the questions on the form. If any of the questions on the form do not apply to you, simply type N/A. Once you have completed the form, click the “Submit” button at the very bottom of the page. You may need to scroll down to get to that location.

https://connectdot.connectsolutions.com/e9qlzlwswkh/event/registration.html

For any general questions on this webinar, contact Mary-Gretchen Johnson at mary-g.johnson.ctr@dot.gov or 202-385-2373.

FMCSA is committed to providing equal access to this training for all participants. Closed captioning is available. If you need any other alternative formats or services because of a disability, please contact FMCSA Host vie e-mail at FMCSA_Host@dot.gov with your request by close of business no later than three days prior to each event. Please note: the FMCSA_Host address has an underscore ( _ ) between the words “FMCSA” and “Host”: FMCSA_Host@dot.gov.

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